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Summary: Total Hilarity
Review: Think teenaged angst in hot pink, and you have a slight idea of what this movie is about. A social satire, it mocks the theory of "curing" homosexuals by presenting us with a "camp" for doing just that. And when I say camp, I mean camp! From the Nazi-like owner/instructor, a Cruella deVille wannabee played to the hilt by Cathy Moriarty, to the uniforms forced on the male and female campers (pink for girls, blue for boys--but of course!), to the hilarious anti-gay "exercises," there is not a dull moment in this truly funny but also touching film.The story surrounds an innocent cheerleader (played by Natasha Lyonne), who is hit with a surprise "intervention" (side-splitting) from her parents and friends, who accuse her of being a lesbian, something that had never entered her mind. Nevertheless, she is sent to the reprogramming camp. There, due to the relentless "exercises," she does indeed get in touch with her lesbian self, and falls in love with a tough-talking but vulnerable girl named Graham. Along the way, every cliche ever implied about gays and lesbians is lampooned in a way that not only makes the viewer laugh out loud, but also lays bare the ridiculous nature of such stereotypes. The end, which borrows liberally from "The Graduate," is a masterpiece in itself. This is one of the great comedies. The acting is superb (look for a cameo by RuPaul Charles), and the script works. This film is a keeper!
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Summary: Don't Miss This Sleeper!!!
Review: One of those movies that looks like it had a buck-fifty budget and turned out to be quite a dazzler! This movie tells a very touching story of experimentation with same sex relationships while showing a tongue-in-cheek look at "deprogramming" camps that were around in the past. Definitely a love story for the times with a quirky twist!
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Summary: Good overall but left some questions
Review: I really enjoyed this movie, thought it was very entertaining. But - was anyone thrown by the time period? Natasha Lyonne's character wore vintage clothes, hair etc. throughout the film and it seemed many others did too, yet other characters were dressed in a more modern way, the soundtrack was more modern, etc. Was her method of dressing supposed to indicate that she was repressed? Or was she just into vintage wear? Her love interest, although she seemed modern, also wore pretty frumpy clothes. Yet it obviously was a modern setting, since there was that goth girl, etc. also, I loved the music but it seems there's no soundtrack, which is a bummer.
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Summary: Poodle,it's only for a few months
Review: This movie is awesome!!! I haven't seen a movie quite like this in a long time.Natasha Lyonne is so cute in this one.So is Melanie Lynskey.It was neat to see Natasha in just about every scene of a movie after seeing that she only had a bit part in "Detroit Rock City".The idea that these Kids go to this place where virtually everything is pink,blue,purple and even yellow is pretty neat,pretty far out.Plus,it makes the movie great to look at.I was quite taken with how the subject of homosexuality is dealt with in this movie.Very sweet and delicate like. It's also great to see a movie where the message is that it's okay to be yourself. Just to see Rupaul play an ex-gay was hilarious and how he was constantly being tiesed by the groundskeeper...Now I want to mention the songs in this movie.They are terrific.There. gems Some of the best pop music I have heard.The instrumental music is great,too. Don't let anyone say that this movie has a tough time deciding if it should be funny or serious.That's what makes it so fun.
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Summary: A real let-down
Review: I have to say I really expected way more out of this movie. It doesn't know which way to go. Cathy Moriarty should have played it like she did in Soapdish, at least we'd have enjoiyed her. I am not an expert on Natasha Lyonne's acting, but I couldn't understand what kind of person she was. She's always out it, making strange faces which points to the direction of "I hate everything here" but then when she sees two boys making out on the floor, she screams and after that she is like a against the groups AND the camp people. so what's up? I got the same feeling from "There's Something About Mary" it was not funny. It's like they put in scenes that have a very potential funny element in them, but it's like the directors don't want to make them funny or whatever they are supposed to be, so the whole thing leaves you with a sour taste in your mouth.
This movie is like a flat line. What could have been....
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Summary: The Most Brilliant Movie
Review: My sister and her friends were watching this. It was really funny. The best part was the "straight is great" camp. Those people were only there because other people thought they were gay--not because they necessarily were. Those people thought they were gay because they were stereotypes. It kind of reminded me of school. How everyone judges other people. I think this movie did an awesome job at making people see how stupid judging people is.
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Summary: Witty, camp, moving, superbly funny... a must-see movie.
Review: I had to watch this movie a second time less than 24 hours after seeing it for the first time! It's an absurdist satire in the vein of "Zero Patience", using the same sort of over-the-top, campy, stylization to lighten an important message. "Cheerleader" is a grade above, though, because the 50s technicolor design is a witty part of the message itself... blues, pinks and frills predominate! The targets of "Cheerleader" are the - ok, let's be tolerant - misguided folk who try to 'cure' gays and lesbians back into straight gender roles. This sure isn't a Movie-of-the-Week treatment of the topic - it's a superb comedy with moving performances from the two principals, Natasha Lyonne (the wonderful Jessica in "American Pie I, II") and - o, be still my beating heart - Clea DuVall ("The Faculty" and "Girl, Interrupted"). RuPaul as an "ex-gay" suffering terribly from the teasing antics of hunky Eddie Cibrian is also a delight. It's not easy to pick high-lights from a movie that's so on-target from start to end - but the 'simulated sexual lifestyle' section of the 'straightening' therapy, Megan's stricken realization that she might, after all, really be a 'homosexual' and the gender role training should have you in stitches (if not, check your pulse - you could be dead). Just a word of warning, though, if you're even slightly homophobic - you won't like it. Finally, it'd be worth getting this movie just to watch Lyonne and DuVall - move over Helen Shaver and Patricia Charbonneau, THIS is the classic lesbian movie for the new millennium!
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Summary: Great movie!
Review: I thought this was a great movie. It was funny and smart. It's about a girl who gets sent to hetero camp by her family and "friends." The characters are hysterical and the plot is enjoyable. A lot like Relax...It's just sex , this is a movie that you can see in a group and all have a good time.
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Summary: A funny movie
Review: This is a quirky movie that is a lot of fun. The story centers around a young woman who has no idea she is a lesbian. Her parents, horrified by the idea, send her to a camp run by a woman that makes Joan Crawford look weak (played by Cathy Moriarity). The film maker gives us all of the stereotypes applied to gay people and uses humor to show the ignorance that perpuates these stereotypes. Eddie Cibrian, of tv's "Third Watch", plays the obviously gay son of Moriarity and RuPaul is in charge of making men out of the boys that come to the camp. Speaking of camp, this film is full of it and that is they way it should be taken. Campy, silly and funny.
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Summary: Get Funny
Review: This is hilarious, good setup and style. Funny and witty. Great actors doing some great acting. Open to all audiences with a sense of humor.
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